First Independent Mena Newspaper
Algeria’s president Abdelmedjid Tebboune met the new Vatican Pope Leo XIV in a bid to polish his image, following a visit to Italy. Tebboune attempted to leverage the legacy of Saint Augustine, born in present-day Algeria, as a cultural and spiritual bridge between Algeria and the Catholic world. The visit is portrayed as part of […]
Christian churches have been forced to close in Algeria amid a crackdown on religious freedom and a persecution of Christians across the country, said the US Commission on International Religious Freedom. In a recent report, the Commission recommended the US to put Algeria on a Special Watch List in view of the violations of religious […]